BioMed Xplorer - Exploring (Bio)Medical Knowledge using Linked Data

Mohammad Shafahi, Hayo Bart, Hamideh Afsarmanesh

2016

Abstract

Developing an effective model for predicting risks of a disease requires exploration of a vast body of (bio)medical knowledge. Furthermore, the continuous growth of this body of knowledge poses extra challenges. Numerous research has attempted to address these issues through developing a variety of approaches and support tools. Most of these tools however, do not sufficiently address the needed dynamism, lack intuitiveness in their use, and present a rather scarce amount of information usually obtained from a single source. This research aims to address the aforementioned gaps through the development of a dynamic model for (bio)medical knowledge, represented as a network of interrelated (bio)medical concepts, and integrating disperse sources. To this end, this paper introduces BioMed Xplorer, presenting a model and a tool that enables researchers to explore biomedical knowledge, organized in an information graph, through a user friendly and intuitive interface. Furthermore, BioMed Xplorer provides concept related information from a multitude of sources, while also preserving and presenting their provenance data. For this purpose a RDF knowledge base has been created based on a core ontology which we have introduced. Results are further experimented with and validated by some domain experts and are contrasted against the state of the art.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Shafahi M., Bart H. and Afsarmanesh H. (2016). BioMed Xplorer - Exploring (Bio)Medical Knowledge using Linked Data . In Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 3: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-170-0, pages 51-62. DOI: 10.5220/0005700300510062

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bioinformatics16,
author={Mohammad Shafahi and Hayo Bart and Hamideh Afsarmanesh},
title={BioMed Xplorer - Exploring (Bio)Medical Knowledge using Linked Data},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 3: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={51-62},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005700300510062},
isbn={978-989-758-170-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 3: BIOINFORMATICS, (BIOSTEC 2016)
TI - BioMed Xplorer - Exploring (Bio)Medical Knowledge using Linked Data
SN - 978-989-758-170-0
AU - Shafahi M.
AU - Bart H.
AU - Afsarmanesh H.
PY - 2016
SP - 51
EP - 62
DO - 10.5220/0005700300510062